Posted on 07/29/2023 12:06:56 PM PDT by Libloather
FIRST ON FOX: A GOP senator is calling for a disciplinary inquiry into Hunter Biden’s legal team after a judge accused one lawyer of lying about her identity to court officials.
"I’ve heard from countless Americans who are concerned our justice system is being weaponized against President Biden’s political opponents while his son gets preferential treatment," Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"There needs to be accountability for any misconduct or favoritism, including Hunter Biden’s own legal team. Faith in our justice system has been gravely damaged by the Biden administration’s mishandling of recent cases and restoring its integrity is essential."
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika released an order this week threatening sanctions against Hunter Biden’s lawyers after accusing Latham & Watkins lawyer Jessica Bengels of having "misrepresented her identity and who she worked for in an attempt to improperly convince the Clerk's Office" to remove a key document from the ongoing criminal tax case involving President Biden’s son.
Bengels called the clerk’s office "pretending" to be associated with lawyers linked to the House Republican Ways & Means Committee, which has also been investigating Hunter Biden, the order said. Hunter Biden’s legal team said it was "an unfortunate and unintentional miscommunication between a staff member at our firm and employees of the Court."
Ricketts called on courts in both New York and Washington, D.C., where Hunter Biden’s lawyers are licensed to practice, to launch an ethics investigation into Bengels and lead lawyer Christopher Clark.
"I write to you regarding the apparent unethical conduct of members of the New York State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. As you know, the cornerstone of the legal profession is ethics. All legal professionals, lawyers and non-lawyers alike, are expected to maintain strict standards for the protection...
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
This just in: the courts in NY and DC will give Ricketts the middle finger and decline his request. (not a real report, but more accurate than the fake news out there)
She must have been purchasing drugs ?
They don't care anymore. They have determined they can do any damn thing they want and get away with it.
The DOJ and FBI is running out the clock. They already ran out the clock on the largest and straightforward tax evasions crimes.
Bengels will not be touched ethically or legally but like Mike Wallace will be protected and honored.
Hit jobs do not go uncompensated.
they did draw the line at lying right to the judge’s face in court
no wiggle room there
so leo the prosecutor’s career flashed before his eyes
and he blinked and told the truth
“but like Mike Wallace”
Oops!
...but like Dan Rather....
Unethical my ass. She committed fraud on a court. That is a felony.
Ds gonna lie.
Everyone needs to remember that on the Watergate hearing the head of staff legal team wanted young Hillary Clinton fired as she was using unscrupulous arguments and means to deny President Nixon fair representation. The head of the Democrat majority legal team...
She’s starting her career like hildabeast. Unethical/ criminal corporate lawyer.
Yeah. The prosecuting bastards were in on it too. Disgusting. They nearly got away with it.
Jessica Begels MUST BE DISBARRED....ASAP!
Their theory has been borne out in experience.
I had a strong feeling that someone would want to follow up this disgraceful behavior of an attorney working for Biden.
Kudos to Pete Ricketts for qustioning this CRIME.
When you think about it, BOTH THE PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WERE ...BIDEN PEOPLE.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.